Artificial eye.



1. o. Rossi-2B.- ARTIFICIAL EYE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.29. 1917. I

v JHN 0. ROSSER, F MILL HALL, PENNSYLVANIA.

ARTIFICIAL EYE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented dan. l5, 119i 8.

`application led August 29, 1917. Serial N o. 188,783.

fjb all' whom t may concern:

lie itln'iown that I, JOHN 0. Rossini a of the united states, residing ai Miu Hall, in the county of Clinton `and ,State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Artificial Eyes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in artiiicial eyes, andv more 'i particularly to the manufacture o a new and improved t pe of artificial eye formed of hardened w ite rubber comprising the main body portion, and/ having a glass iris the 'ein which will form a very ecient article. of manufacture of this character, that not become roughened or chipped by constant use, and which will be found very ehicient in operation.

another object of the invention is to provide an artiiicial eye of this character, formed of any desired shape, preferably in the shapeo a hollow shell, which is formed of hardened. white rubber, having a glass iris embedded therein on its outer surface, said eye being adapted to be placed in the socket, and owing to the material from which it is formed, notI being subject to be roughened by the acid of the eye, an objection, to which the conventional type of varions eyes are open to.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device ot' this character which is easily and simply constructed, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be Very ellicieiit in operation.

lilith these and numerous other objects in iriew, my invention consists of the novel features oit construction, combination, and arrangement ot' parts which will be herein re- :ierred to and more particularly pointed out in the specification and claims.

in the accompanying drawingsziiigure l. is a front View" of one of the arti'i'iciai eyes; and

idg. 2 is a section throughthe same.

In describing my invention I shall. refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding pai-ts throughout the several views.

rilhe numeral l designates the main body portion of my new and improved artificial shown at 2 the outer surface 3 thereof having embedded therein a glass iris 4.

The main body portion of the eye l, is

formed of hardened white rubber, and is.

shaped by any desired means, and which has its edge 5 rounded the purpose of which is obvious. By forming the body portion of hardened rubber, the saine is not likely to roughen, or thc edge chip, as is common to the conventional type of glass eyes used for artilicia] purposes, now in usc.

The hardened white rubber body portion, is not subject to any action, from the acid iu the eye, when the sanie is in use, and will not roughen or chip upon Contact therewith. In the conventional type of glass eyes, thc acid of the eye, soon roughcns the edges thereof, and causes the same to chip, thereby rendering them unavailable Jfor further use. This type oi eye, is adapted for continuit-ms use, and is very strong and dui-able when in operation. The artificial eye may be very economically manufactured and the same may be lcolored to simulate the human eye as is obvious.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought that a clear and comprehensive understanding of the construction, operal tion, and advantages of my invention may be had, and while I haveI shown and described the device as embodying a specific structure, I desire that it be understood that such changes may be made in said structure as do not depart from the spirit and scopo of thc invention as claimed.

Having,r Jfully described my invention, what I claim :is iicw, and desire to secure b y lietters latcut, is:-

l. An artificial eye including a, main body portion formed of hardened white rubber.

Au artificial eye including a. main body lportion forined of hardened white rubber,

and a glass iris embedded therein.

ln testimony whereof, I aliix my signature hereto.

JOHN O. ROSSER. 

